OMG! I FINALLY did it!! lol: Yay, me!! I FINALLY made some nice enhancements to a photo using Picasa!! (Still can't get it with GIMP 2.6, but HEY... this works for now!) Woo-Hoo!

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

Yay, me!!
I FINALLY made some nice enhancements to a photo using Picasa!!

(Still can't get it with GIMP 2.6, but HEY... this works for now!)

Woo-Hoo!
*blush*

Now... three down... about 2500 to go!
I'm gonna have to put on some coffee...

My Baxter Baby

Before the Storm
Before the Storm...

Starin' me down

Jer236

tilde531 wrote:

Yay, me!!
I FINALLY made some nice enhancements to a photo using Picasa!!

(Still can't get it with GIMP 2.6, but HEY... this works for now!)

Woo-Hoo!
*blush*

Now... three down... about 2500 to go!
I'm gonna have to put on some coffee...

I've felt that Picasa is the better choice of the free photo editing software available. Its a snap to become acquainted with and learn well enough to get some early benefits from it. I'd bet most of us would struggle for months with Photoshop before getting results like this. Tell me how viewing these would indicate to you that they weren't edited by using any versions of Photoshop?

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

Jer236 wrote:

I've felt that Picasa is the better choice of the free photo editing software available. Its a snap to become acquainted with and learn well enough to get some early benefits from it. I'd bet most of us would struggle for months with Photoshop before getting results like this. Tell me how viewing these would indicate to you that they weren't edited by using any versions of Photoshop?

That is SUCH a compliment!!

I can't!!

*laughs like a crazy-person*

GIMP was making me crazy and people kept talking about PS and I was really feeling really kinda crappy('cause unless they make it COMPLETELY free, I simply can't afford, even if I COULD figure it out! No wonder they give classes on it! )

I can't wait to "fix" the other couple thousand on my hard-drive... this is SO exciting!

Thank you for the encouragement!

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

tilde531 wrote:

quote=Jer236 I've felt that Picasa is the better... (show quote)

Now you know how I feel about my new Vivesa 2. LOL :)

Jer236

tilde531 wrote:

quote=Jer236 I've felt that Picasa is the better... (show quote)

No thanks req'd, but your welcome. I've taken some Photoshop Elements classes, invested in video courses, as well as some published materials etc. but my main use of PS Elements is their Organizer up to this point. I think a better use of my time is to become better acquainted with my equipment, make better use of its features, take some time taking a photograph, then reveiw what the LCD has to show me. If I'm not getting what I'd hoped, I'll take more until I do. All dependent on having a stationary &/or willing subject. A lot can be corrected then and there that will eliminate some of the post processing that I see discussed in these forums. I have to agree that there's a great deal of what we see in this forum that has been benefited in post processing but I wouldn't let the lack of those skills discourage anyone from making the best use of their time and talents with the materials that they can afford and have available to them. Above all, keep it fun!

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

bobmielke wrote:

Now you know how I feel about my new Vivesa 2. LOL :)

Whew!
YOUR toes are curlin', too!!??

I never knew what I was missin'.
Congrats on YOUR new toy!! :)

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

Jer236 wrote:

No thanks req'd, but your welcome. I've taken som... (show quote)

You're absolutely right about that (imho), too!
I get tickled PINK with the ones that came straight from the camera the way I saw them (or pretty close to it!).

It's not just about the one-sided "end-product" for me... but the whole experience of being there, witnessing the moment and HOPEFULLY capture something close enough to the real thing, to share with others.

It's an emotional... passion.
A multi-dimensional experience. :)

(which is why I hesitate to do this for money, which I could really use, but don't want to lose my passion by doing so)

Can I share this?
(Then I'll zip-the-lip lol)

I was especially proud a moment ago, when I was going to "correct" a favorite photo, and when I hit "sharpen" and slid that little toggle to adjust... the photo didn't change for the better! Same with contrast, color, filter... you name it!

According to the Picassa program... I guess my pic was perfect just the way it was! *snickers*

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

All three shots are really well edited. I can't think of a single thing I would try and enhance. Well done!

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

bobmielke wrote:

All three shots are really well edited. I can't think of a single thing I would try and enhance. Well done!

Somebody CATCH me... i'm goin' down....(back of hand to the forehead)....
*swoon*

:)
Thanks

evandr Loc: Tooele, Utah

tilde531 wrote:

quote=Jer236 I've felt that Picasa is the better... (show quote)

Good for you Tilde, you have discovered that you have more talent than you thought and that there are tools out there that are a right fit for you - that's great, now, go play and you will get better and better as you go, this I promis! :thumbup:

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

evandr wrote:

Good for you Tilde, you have discovered that you have more talent than you thought and that there are tools out there that are a right fit for you - that's great, now, go play and you will get better and better as you go, this I promis! :thumbup:

Oh I HAVE, believe me! *giggles* ... for like at least the last three hours almost!

Lookie! :)

(I took a LOT of creative latitude with the last one! That's a rainbow over the apartments across from me, but my focus was supposed to be the raindrops with the BACKGROUND as the rainbow. When I played with it... the raindrops almost look 3-dimensional. Ohhh yessssssss.... THIS is FUN!)

P.S
Thank you for the encouragement :)

Our Dear Dexter (we don't have him with us anymore :( )

Pink Dogwood bloom

Rainbow through Raindrops (Distorted on purpose!)

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

really who is this omg that everyone is yelling to liks some pagan god? :lol: Congrads your photos look wonderfull

evandr Loc: Tooele, Utah

sinatraman wrote:

really who is this omg that everyone is yelling to liks some pagan god? :lol: Congrads your photos look wonderfull

When I see that I prefer to think of it as Oh My Gosh! Nice work Tilde!

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

actually it sounds like something from Lord of the Rings. " Then ahmgee lead the dwarven army to mordor to confront saron and help frodo escape". I belive ahmgee was acompined by lol and aok with their cousins vip and asap.

ShakyShutter Loc: Arizona

A reminder for what it's worth.
Picasa does NOT modify your original photo file.
Enhancements you perform on each photo will appear as you expect but only when viewed using Picasa.
You must EXPORT the enhanced photos in order for the modifications to become permanent.
Suggest exporting modified photos to a separate directory or rename as you go.

These points are not covered very well in the Picasa help files.